Jim R

Al, I haven't seen that LP for years, but I'm 99.99634% certain that all of its content was included on "TLJG" (and/or some easily attainable Jobim CD). It's all a plot to fool you. Don't buy it. BTW, is that the one with the girl in the waterfall on the cover? If so... maybe... ah, never mind.

Thanks, Marcus. That "Sinal Aberto" disc sounds interesting. I have some Toquinho recordings, but for some reason never heard Paulinho da Viola! Even though he began recording way back in the 60's, I guess he never recorded much as a sideman...? Changing the subject, take a look at this photo. I had never seen this until yesterday when I found it online. (I think it may be too large to post here, so I'll give the URL): http://www.cifrantiga.hpg.ig.com.br/Bossan...iguras/tomj.jpg Sylvia Koscina! I'm old enough to remember having a crush on her...

Okay... one Saturday afternoon in 1973, I watched an entire broadcast of the Professional Bowlers Tour on ABC. I know, I know... but hey- there was the Chris Schenkel factor, and besides, you never knew when you were gonna see somebody pick up a 7-10 split! BTW, I've spent more money at Dusty Groove over the past few years than any other person on the planet (despite my "mad libs" participation). That "Item Out Of Stock" message has only happened to me ONCE!

Anybody got this disc? During an online search today, I stumbled upon some info about this, and realized that I had never seen it before. Used to be I would eventually come across these imports at one brick&mortar or another, but times have changed, obviously. Here's a link to the Steeplechase page: The Rainbow People

Marcus, thanks for sharing that with us. What a tremendous memory it must be! Regarding "Sinfonia da Alvorada", I am really no expert on it either. It is just that it's one of the few Jobim recordings that has eluded me, and I am very curious about it. There is a page about it on the "Clube do Tom" website that I linked above. Here is a link to the specific page (there are links to other pages with further details): Sinfonia da Alvorada (at Clube do Tom) [Edit: I keep leaving out the first part of the title. It's "BRASILIA: Sinfonia da Alvorada"] Marcus, I was just listening to a CD of a concert in Rio from the year 2000 ("Bossa Nova 2000", a tribute to Vinicius de Moraes), which Lon transferred for me from a VHS video I had sent to him. The concert was aired on Brasilian TV with the subtitle "20 Anos Sem Vinicius". I'm curious- were you at the concert?

Thanks, Ghost. I too was looking for the show on Monday. Glad to hear that we might be able to hear this in the future.

Brad, I think you made a good move. Some of us who already own all the Steeplechase material are hesitating a bit, though. Apparently the 28 previously unissued tracks are multiple alternates (alternates of the alternates that were released as bonus tracks when the Steeplechase albums came out on CD). I kind of wish I could have bought JUST the previously unissued material, but I know it doesn't always work that way. B) I'll want to get this eventually, but I'm hesitating to pay full retail for so much of what I already have...

Marcus, welcome. It's great to have a Brasilian "connection" here. On a few of the jazz bulletin boards some of us have visited in previous years, we had the pleasure of learning from other Brasilian gentlemen, such as the writer Jose Domingos Raffaelli, and Alvaro Neder (who has been writing biographical pieces on Brasilian musicians for the AMG- All Music Guide- online). I have also been fortunate to have come into contact with a few other people from Rio, via the old Verve bulletin board. In all cases, the Brasilians I have been in contact with have been extremely helpful and generous people. Speaking of "Inedito", I think that it is unfortunately out of print everywhere. My friend Joe Carter (a fine guitarist here in the U.S. who has gone from playing jazz to brasilian music) was looking for a copy about a year ago, and had a lot of trouble finding it. I bought a used copy on eBay several years ago, and my understanding was that it was OOP even then. I agree, though- this is one of the finest examples of Jobim's work ever produced. Marcus, would you happen to know where to find a copy of the LP (I don't know of any CD release, as of yet) "Brasilia- Sinfonia da Alvorada"? Regarding Gene Lees and his writing about Jobim, I still have not read much myself. I have recently been corresponding with the great jazz pianist Eddie Higgins (a huge fan of Jobim also), and he said he would send me a copy of the piece written by Lees when Jobim passed away. I still don't understand why the english-speaking world still does not have a complete biography of this great artist...

People (Pacific Jazz 82) Rec. circa 1964 Roy Haynes, Frank Strozier, Sam Dockery, Larry Ridley. invitation, the party's over, what kind of fool am i, people, softly as in a morning sunrise, wives and lovers, alone together, jamaica farewell, shanty in old shantytown, mr. lucky I think this deserves to be released on CD.

Consolaçao is a classic, written by Powell in collaberation with Vinicius de Moraes. It's been recorded probably hundreds of times, by a great variety of Brazilian artists. I don't have that particular compilation, but I have some others, and as I recently said to Lon, I think they're often a great way to get into Brazilian music. Powell was a prolific recording artist, especially after going to europe. Check out this fantastic Baden Powell site! Baden Powell discography

The material on this "companion" CD was (first?) issued in Japan on Paddle Wheel, under the title "From Vanguard With Love"

FWIW, here's a selected discog: Ernie Henry- Last Chorus (Riverside) Kenny Drew- This Is New (Riverside) Kenny Dorham- 2 Horns , 2 Rhythm (Riverside) Wilbur Harden- The King And I (Savoy) Ike Quebec- The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec Mosaic (Blue Note) Curtis Fuller- Soul Trombone/ The Jazz Clan (Impulse) For the Harden session alone, he's in my personal hall of fame. B)

I use online discographies pretty frequently, and I cross reference any information I find with other sources, if possible. You can also sometimes find what you're looking for online outside of formal online discographies. I think the more detail-oriented a person is, the less likely they are to be satisfied with getting all (or even most) of their information from one source (such as a Lord set, for example). Dare to question what is written in any source. Human beings have a way of making errors, and also perpetuating them, as Mike mentioned. As has been stated many times at the BNBB, the AMG is sometimes the most convenient way to get general information (the type that is difficult for even them to screw up), but I suspect that many folks have too much faith in their data. One thing about online artist discographies is that they aren't as permanent as a printed discography. In other words, when a person decides to shut down their website, the data disappears rather quickly. I've saved quite a few URL's over the last few years, and every once in awhile I will discover that a site I had saved has disappeared. I'm beginning to think I ought to be copying (and possibly printing out) the really good ones...

Curtis Fuller- Cabin In The Sky Lucky Thompson- Tricotism Johnny Hartman- I Just Dropped By To Say Hello Johnny Hartman- The Voice That Is!

That's sort of true and false. That is, if you want them as individual discs with original cover art, yes- they're only available as imports. However, all five albums were compiled onto 3 CD's by Fantasy a few years ago, and they're available (titles are "Lonely Star", "Stairway To The Stars" and "On A Misty Night").

Boney Liver (??) Jefferson... no good. Can I switch list 1 with list 2? That would make me "Pretty Fingers Jefferson" B)

Al, here are some more (including a few already mentioned): Chet Baker 1953-10-03 Chet Baker Quartet (Pacific Jazz) Chet Baker 1954-03-16 ,23;10-19 Boston, 1954 (Uptown) Chet Baker 1981-11-03 Live in Paris, 1981 (Carlyne) Chet Baker 1983-09-29 Live In Sweden (Dragon) Chet Baker 1986-12-17 As Time Goes By (Timeless) Chet Baker 1987 Chet Baker In Tokyo (Evidence) Chet Baker 1988-03-01,02 Little Girl Blue (Philology) Donald Byrd 1956-05-07 Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill (Transition) Conte Candoli 1957-06 Four (Mode) Johnny Coles 1961-04 The Warm Sound (Epic) Miles Davis 1955-06-07 The Musings of Miles (Prestige) Kenny Dorham 1959-11-13 Quiet Kenny (New Jazz) Art Farmer 1958-04-19,05-01 Portrait Of Art Farmer (Contemporary) Art Farmer 1960-09-21,22,23 ART (Argo) Art Farmer 1961-10-25,26,27 Perception (Argo) Art Farmer 1975-03-05 To Duke With Love (Inner City) Art Farmer 1975-07-16,17 Yesterday's Thoughts (East Wind) Art Farmer 1976-05-12,13 The Summer Knows (East Wind) Art Farmer 1979-05-25 Something Tasty (with the Super Jazz Trio) (Jazz Line) Art Farmer 1981-09; 1982-09 A Work Of Art / Warm Valley (Concord) Art Farmer 1997-06-21,22 The Windmills Of Your Mind (Baybridge) Wilbur Harden 1958-09-23 The King And I (Savoy) Blue Mitchell 1960-08-24,25 Blue's Moods (Riverside) Dizzy Reece 1960-05-12 Soundin' Off (Blue Note) Louis Smith 1990-03-22 Ballads For Lulu (Steeplechase) Bobby Timmons (Blue Mitchell) 1960-08-12,17 Soul Time (Riverside) Joe Wilder 1956-01-19 Wilder N' Wilder (Savoy)

Sorry I overlooked your post until this evening, Jim. Anyway, oddly enough- your attached image appears on my screen looking just like I normally see it- everything in pastels (light purple, that yellowish color, etc). I don't see the pink, but that's only because I can only see two posts (the pink would have appeared in the third and fourth). At any rate, thanks for checking into it. I'm currently taking advantage of the iCab browser's option for setting the toolbar color (which I have set on tangerine, to match your header), which helps to take my mind off of the goddamn pastels!

One of these roboticons has a very unusual occupation...

Jeff, I was away for awhile there, but (believe it or not) I got back just in time to see Gome... before he became...??? (Little Toot?) Anyway, I hope Mondrian stays in the rotation! B)

Jeff, I was just being nutty. Africa Brass, thanks for your tips. I still couldn't get a "pict" to work, even after I saved it as a "png" (the only option I had that matched the board's choices). I did, however, get an Easy Photo jpeg to work, which is cool. I'll keep experimenting.

Okay, here's what I just tried. I went to the avatar settings page, removed the Burrell URL, clicked on the upload box, and selected an Easy Photo file from my hard drive. Then, I noticed that in the box where I had clicked, it just showed the name I had given to the file when I created it (in no way related to the original URL from where I originally got it off the internet). I tried submitting it anyway (knowing it probably wouldn't work), and got: "You're not allowed to use that type of file as an avatar" So, how would I go about althering the file name when I try to complete the upload?

Hey Mr. "I'm hipper than anybody here with my Mondrian", DON'T mess with Gomer. OR Barney Fife, for that matter. (deep breath)... My current avatar is a shot of Kenny Burrell, circa early 60's, with his customized (with a Charlie Christian pickup) L5. GOMER PYLE!?! Africa Brass, thanks... I'm not really sure if I can answer your question. I just noticed that some of my saved "photos" in "Easy Photo" (the icons) are labeled "pict" and some are labeled "jpeg". I don't know why or how that difference occurs. Maybe I should do some experimenting, and see if I can use your tip...

Hey- just keep that up, and I warn you- I'll change mine to Grant Green. No- a HANDSHOT of Grant Green!

Yeah, Impossible... me too. Can I (we) appeal to some of the truly gifted (kiss kiss ) computer minds around here? Good- I thought so. I was able to figure out how to get an image off the internet, but what I'm still not clear about is how to upload images from my hard drive. I tried it once (at AAJ, actually), and failed. Since it's a pain in the ass to find just the right image on the net and still come in at or under 100X100, how can larger images be reduced on my computer and then uploaded? The application that I've been using to edit graphics on my Mac is called "Easy Photo" (by Adobe). I think I'm going about the upload process correctly, but I don't really understand if it's technically feasible to do it using this application software...